Cytotoxic Effects of Different Aromatic Plants Essential Oils on Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma- an in vitro Study

Abstract

Background/Aim: Current approaches in therapy of head and neck cancers are surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. However, recurrence, development of multidrug resistance, side effects, and high costs of therapy are significant problems which point to the need for more efficient and less toxic drugs and interventions.

Keywords

• essential oils
• cytotoxicity
• squamous cell carcinoma
• cell cultures